Professional Practice (Nursing)

Course Overview

This course is designed for experienced healthcare professionals from a variety of settings, looking to enhance their clinical knowledge and leadership skills at Level 7.

What will this course cover?

The modules within this course focus on the following topics:

Research

Leadership

Innovative clinical practice from a contemporary perspective

Speciality clinical modules.

This will enable you to innovatively lead, direct and enhance clinical practice, whilst expanding the evidence base for your own area of practice. In order for you to deliver appropriate interventions aimed at the management of patients, the course structure will focus on the evidence for a range of assessment skills and therapeutic management strategies. You will also be able to synthesise contemporary initiatives in relation to current practice and service delivery to creatively provide a safe and effective service.

This course offers you:

Flexible study relevant to your current area of practice

Range of optional Level 7 theoretical and

Clinical modules

Opportunities to develop practice based projects

Skills in leadership and management in clinical practice settings

During the course you will be required to complete:

Three optional modules (90 credit total)

Core research module (30 credit total)

Dissertation (60 credits)

Course Details

What are the course entry requirements?

Normally a first degree will be required. However, experienced healthcare professionals with evidence of recent successful study at Level 6 will be considered. Students will have a healthcare background and currently be in clinical practice.

You must also need to be registered as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

For further details of our international English entry requirements, please visit our international pages.

Questions about fees?

How do I apply?

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